Guide for Norway Patent Application Process

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Norway Profile

Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a unitary constitutional monarchy located in Scandinavia. Norway has a total area of 385,252 square kilometers (148,747 square feet) and a population of approximately five million people. It is the second least densely populated country in Europe. It shares a long border wiRead more

Norway Profile

Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a unitary constitutional monarchy located in Scandinavia. Norway has a total area of 385,252 square kilometers (148,747 square feet) and a population of approximately five million people. It is the second least densely populated country in Europe. It shares a long border with Sweden, borders Finland and Russia to the northeast, and faces Denmark across the Skagerrak Strait. It shares maritime borders with Russia in the Barents Sea, with Greenland, the Faroe Islands and Iceland in the Norwegian Sea, and with Sweden and the United Kingdom in the North Sea. Oslo is the capital and the largest city with the largest population and a population of nearly one million.

Norwegian Intellectual Property Legal System

  • "trademark law"
  • "Designs Act"
  • "Plant Varieties Act"
  • "Patent Law"
  • Copyright Act
  • Employee Invention Protection Act
  • The Industrial Property Office Act

International Organization/Agreement

  • Vienna Agreement Establishing an International Classification of the Figurative Elements of Marks
  • Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs
  • Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
  • Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure
  • Patent Cooperation Treaty
  • European Patent Convention
  • Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms
  • Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations
  • The Strasbourg Agreement on the International Patent Classification
  • "Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization"
  • Locarno Agreement Establishing an International Classification for Industrial Designs
  • Nice Agreement on the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks
  • Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
  • Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property
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Filing Language
norwegian
English

申请流程 Application Process Flow

发明专利申请流程 Invention

Name of Patent Office

Norwegian Intellectual Property Office

English: Norwegian Industrial Property Office, abbreviation: NIPO

Website: Patentability (patentstyret.no)

Norwegian Invention Patent Search: Søk på varemerke, patent & design i Norge | Patentstyret

Filing Language: Norwegian/English

via Paris Conventionvia Nationalization of PCT

Necessary documents:

  1. Abstract
  2. Abstract Drawing
  3. Claim
  4. Specification
  5. Drawing

Necessary documents:

  1. Abstract
  2. Abstract Drawing
  3. Claim
  4. Specification
  5. Drawing

Attachments (if any)

  1. Sequence Listing (PDF format and TXT format)
  2. Deposited Receipt of Microorganism and Norwegian/English Translation
  3. Viability Statement of Microorganism and Norwegian/English Translation
  4. Power of Attorney
  5. Scanned Copy of Certified Priority Document / DAS
  6. Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of Priority
  7. Assignment for Patent Right Transfer

  8. Notification issued by CNIPA notify the applicant the application has passed through the security review

    *If filed in English, a Norwegian translation of the Claim is required prior to granted

Attachments (if any)

  1. WIPO Publication
  2. ISR/IPRP
  3. Amendments under Art. 19/34/28/41 at the time of the national phase entry
  4. Sequence Listing (PDF format and TXT format)
  5. Deposited Receipt of Microorganism and Norwegian/English Translation
  6. Viability Statement of Microorganism and Norwegian/English Translation
  7. Power of Attorney
  8. Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of Priority
  9. Assignment for Patent Right Transfer

20 years

  • via Nationalization of PCT : 31 months from earliest priority date.
  • via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
  • via Validation of European Patent in EPO member states: within 3 months after the grant of the European patent.

NIPO conducts formality examination and substantive examination for invention patent applications. The substantive examination starts automatically without a separate request from the applicant. The applicant needs to pay the filing fee at the same time as the submission or receive the notice of payment of the filing fee from the NIPO within 10 days from the filing date, and pay the filing fee within 4 weeks from the date of publication. Within 7 months, the applicant will receive the first search report/examination opinion on patentability issued by NIPO, and is required to reply before the due date. No response will lead the application be put on hold. But the application still could be reinstated if the response within 4 months after the deadline. The patent application will be granted if the requirements are met.

If the applicant or its original right holder discloses the information about the invention in an international exhibition recognized by the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), it shall enjoy a novelty grace period of 6 months before the filing date/priority date.

2.8-3 years

  • Grant Fee: The applicant should pay the grant fee within 2 months after receiving the grant notice. If it is overdue, the payment can be postponed within a grace period of 4 months, and a penalty must be paid at the same time.
  • Annuity: The annuity should be paid starting from the 3rd year from the filing date, including annual fees for the 1-2 years. Payment can be made within 6 months before the due date. The due date for paying annuities is the last day of the month in which filing occurred. If the annuity is overdue, the payment can be postponed within 6 months after the due date, but a penalty of NOK 700.00 is required.

Yes. Patent Office accepts "unintentional" requests for restoration of the right of priority.

Yes

No

Name of Patent Office

Norwegian Intellectual Property Office

English: Norwegian Industrial Property Office, abbreviation: NIPO

Website: Patentability (patentstyret.no)

Design patent search in Norway: Søk på varemerke, patent & design i Norge | Patentstyret

Filing Language: English/Norwegian

Necessary documents:

  1. Pictures/Photos of Design (6-sided views)
  2. A Brief Description

Attachments (if any):

  1. Power of Attorney
  2. Certified Priority Document
  3. Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of Priority
  4. Assignment for Patent Right Transfer

The initial protection period is 5 years, which can be renewed 4 times, each time for 5 years, and the maximum protection period is 25 years.

  • via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.
  • via Hague System: 6 months from earliest priority date.
  • via EU Community Design: 6 months from the earliest priority date.

NOIP only conducts formality examination of design patent applications. The applicant may also apply for supplementary examination to evaluate the patentability of the design.

The disclosure of design information by the designer or anyone who has obtained information directly or indirectly from the author does not affect the novelty of the design if the Norwegian application is filed within 12 months of the disclosure.

  • Grant Fee: None.
  • Annuity: Renewal fee for the further 5-year period of the design registration validity must be paid before the expiration of the current 5-year period, however not earlier than 1 year before its expiration. Late payment of the renewal fee is possible within 6 months after the expiration of the validity term and is subject to payment of a penalty. 

2-3 months

No

Yes

Yes. Several designs may be filed in one multiple design application in Norway in case they belong to the same class of the Locarno classification.

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